<p>The latest bank statistics show that Florida Shores Bank continues to lead the pack of community bank lenders in Southwest Florida.</p><p>The Venice-based bank had $187.1 million in loans on its books at the end of December, a 22 percent increase from the $152.8 million a year earlier.</p><p>Insignia Bank and Sabal Palm Bank, which are both based in Sarasota, saw their loan totals rise by more than 12 percent during the same 12 months.</p><p>Insignia had $111 million in loans, while Sabal had $49.3 million.</p><p>Gateway Bank saw its loans rise 9.3 percent to $95 million, while 1st Manatee Bank's loans rose 4.2 percent to $71.2 million.</p><p>Six banks' loans shrank during the same timeframe: Calusa National ($97.4 million, -0.4 percent); Englewood Bank ($119 million, -1.9 percent); Charlotte State Bank ($143.6 million, -3.2 percent); First America Bank ($156.7 million, -7.2 percent); Bank of Commerce ($159.4 million, -13.2 percent)</p><p>Overall, the banks' combined loan portfolios were $1.2 billion, an increase of 1.7 percent.</p>